Comparison

Retroid vs Super Pixel Heroes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Retroid

Experience stylish blocky action in this space arcade game featuring lo-res voxels. Explore five levels with a unique 3D camera you can pinch, zoom, and rotate, or switch to an orthogonal 2D view. It also supports a specific arcade cabinet peripheral.

Highlights
  • Lo-res voxel graphics
  • Five levels of action
  • Pinch, zoom, and rotate 3D camera
  • Orthogonal 2D view option
  • Arcade cabinet peripheral support
Features
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Retroid is a space arcade game built with lo-res voxels. Please enjoy the five levels of stylish blocky action! Although is is an arcade game, it has the unusual feature that at any time you can pinch, zoom, rotate the 3D camera to see the action from any angle. There's a button to zoom out to orthogonal 2D view, too, if you are feeling nostalgic. This game also supports a certain arcade cabinet peripheral that shall not be iNamed. The levels and characters for Retroid were built with the block-construction app "Voxel."

About

Super Pixel Heroes

Engage in epic pixelated battles, creating your own superhero identity to defeat villains. Collect and unlock a diverse roster of hilarious action heroes from various themed worlds, unleashing comical finishers and special abilities in retro-style arcade arenas.

Highlights
  • Create superhero identity
  • Collect legendary heroes
  • Four thematic worlds (Dino, Jungle, Zombies, Robots)
  • Retro-style arcade action
  • Unleash hilarious finishers and SPs
  • Exciting arenas with unique obstacles
  • Open crates for hero parts
Features
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Epic Heroes in Exciting Pixel Battles. Create your own superhero identity and beat the evilest supervillains in the universe on your way to becoming a champion. Laugh out loud as you fight with cool and hilarious action heroes from the dynamic worlds of Dinosaurs, Robots, and Zombies. Choose from an absolutely entertaining roster of champions to begin your journey of endless fun. This wacky arcade-style game has heroic pixel figures of Jungle King Shere Khan, Atom, Zeus, and never-seen-before ZOMBIE super stars – meaning “A Never Ending PIXEL SMASHING Adventure”! Stomp over opponents, push them against obstacles and even chase them as they try to sneak away from you – It’s all about making your moves look cool and quirky. COLLECT LEGENDARY HEROES Unravel legendary super heroes with super-cool abilities and exciting action moves to experience crazy comical action. Unlock cool, funky characters like Dinosaurs, Jungle heroes, Zombies, Sci-fi movie Robots and more. A QUAD-WORLD OF HEROES & PUNKS Now, choose your super heroes from 4 vivid and entertaining thematic worlds – DINO, JUNGLE, ZOMBIES and ROBOTS. Punt opponents in the air as you dance and groove to the vintage 8-bit arcade tunes. Go completely BONKERS in this never experienced before contest of pixel smashing. RETRO-STYLE ARCADE ACTION Make a swooning entrance into the arena and tease opponents with mischievous gestures. Smash & Bash Pixels! Whether kids or adults; have lots of smashy fun while you experience the thrill of winning fights even with one limb remaining. UNLEASH HILARIOUS FINISHERS and SPs Knockout challengers with hilarious finishing moves – smash, dash, bash and even fart - in this amazing pixel smashing game! Chase them, hop on them or squash their bellies using epic abilities of Bleed, Critical Damage, Stun, Force Field, Obstacle Shield, Last Stand & Instant Death special abilities on your road to become the champions of pixel clash. EXCITING ARENAS, INTUITIVE GAMEPLAY Escape rolling fireballs, spiked iron and unique obstacles in vintage art-style arenas - Lava River, Helipad and the Dockyard. Know your moves and dodges with the interactive on-screen tips and suggestions. UNRAVEL POWERFUL CHAMPIONS Open Rare, Epic and Legendary crates with surprise rewards of amazing hero parts. JOIN ‘SUPER PIXEL HEROES’ EXCLUSIVE FAN CLUB Enjoy regular news on game updates, characters, features, views, video tips and more for Free Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reliancegames Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/reliancegames Watch us on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/reliancegames

Screenshots

Retroid4 screens
Super Pixel Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Super Pixel Heroes at 4.6 against Retroid's 3.3. Super Pixel Heroes also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 6) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Retroid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Super Pixel Heroes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Retroid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Pixel Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Pixel Heroes has 1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Retroid's written reviews are positive against 78% of Super Pixel Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retroid ships an update every 7 months, Super Pixel Heroes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Retroid versus Super Pixel Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetroidSuper Pixel Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB379 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFlat Black FilmsReliance Games

Customer experience

Retroid

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Super Pixel Heroes

All ratings1,037 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.6%

Bugs and requests

Retroid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Super Pixel Heroes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to connect to servers
  • Rewards not unlocking properly
  • Game crashes after certain playtime
  • Unresponsive controls during fights

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more diverse characters and franchises
  • Implement online multiplayer mode
  • Allow for deeper character customization
  • Introduce new game modes and challenges
  • Improve the reward system for progression

In-app purchases

None

Retroid

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Super Pixel Heroes

One-time12
  • Parry's Pouch$0.99
  • ATOM Common$0.99
  • NOISY BOY Common.$0.99
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  • SPIKE Common.$0.99
  • KING KONG Common.$0.99
  • MIDAS Common.$0.99
  • Rare Starter Pack-Deal$3.99
  • Baloo's Bounty$4.99
  • Epic Starter Pack-Deal$4.99
  • ATOM Legendary.$9.99
  • KING KONG Legendary.$9.99
  • Chuckle's Chest$9.99

Questions

Is Retroid free?
Retroid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Pixel Heroes free?
Super Pixel Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retroid or Super Pixel Heroes?
Super Pixel Heroes is rated higher. Retroid averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Super Pixel Heroes averages 4.6 from 1K ratings.
Do Retroid or Super Pixel Heroes have ads?
Super Pixel Heroes shows ads; Retroid does not.
Which is updated more often, Retroid or Super Pixel Heroes?
Retroid ships an update every 7 months, and Super Pixel Heroes every 3 months. Most recently, Retroid was updated on October 15, 2026 and Super Pixel Heroes on October 11, 2026.

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